On 30 April, children play in a tent housing a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Tundikhel, a large grass-covered area and important landmark in Kathmanudu, the capital. A woman crouches nearby. A UNICEF counsellor was present at the space to talk with children about what they had endured. One of the tents tarpaulins bears the UNICEF logo. A temporary camp has been set up in Tundikhel for internally displaced people.
By 30 April 2015 in Nepal, search, rescue and relief operations continued in the aftermath of the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country on 25 April. The quakes epicentre was 80 kilometres from Kathmandu, the capital. Over 5,500 people have been killed, and more than 11,100 others have been injured. Over 4.2 million people have been seriously affected, out of which an estimated 1.7 million 40 per cent are children below the age of 18 years. Residences, schools and vital infrastructure, including hospitals, have been severely damaged or destroyed, leaving thousands of children and families homeless, vulnerable to disease outbreaks and in urgent need of food, shelter, safe water and sanitation, and health support. Over 3 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance, with 1.4 million needing priority assistance. Some 24,000 internally displaced people are being hosted in 13 camps in Kathmandu, the capital. Working with the Government and other partners, including fellow United Nations organizations, UNICEF is supporting water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, child protection, education and other interventions. In response to the disaster, UNICEF has provided tents, including for hospitals; tarpaulin sheeting; emergency medical kits; vaccines and related supplies; zinc and oral rehydration salts to prevent diarrhoeal disease outbreaks; water purification tablets; hygiene kits and buckets; and temporary learning spaces. Working with partners, psychosocial services have been initiated i
